inning
['iniŋ]
n. 局, 挨次轮, 执政期, 围垦



inning
[ noun ]
(baseball) one of nine divisions of play during which each team has a turn at bat
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Inn \Inn\ ([i^]n), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Inned} ([i^]nd); p. pr.
& vb. n. {Inning}.]
To take lodging; to lodge. [R.] --Addison.


Inning \In"ning\, n. [AS. innung, fr. in in, prep. & adv.]
1. Ingathering; harvesting. [Obs.] --Holland.

2. The state or turn of being in; specifically, in cricket,
baseball, etc., each period during which both teams get
one turn each at bat; as, in baseball there are nine
innings to a complete game; -- often in the pl. Hence: The
turn or time of a person, or a party, in power; as, the
Whigs went out, and the Democrats had their innings.
[1913 Webster +PJC]

3. pl. Lands recovered from the sea. --Ainsworth.